Quinto Quintieri
Quinto Quintieri | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Sorrento, Italy |
| Died | December 23, 1968 (aged 74) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, banker, politician |
| Years active | 1910s–1957 |
| Known for | Minister of treasury and finance (1944), president of Bank of Calabria, founder of Il Giornale newspaper |
Quinto Quintieri (12 August 1894 – 23 December 1968) was an Italian engineer and banker who briefly held the position of minister of treasury and finance in 1944, shortly following the collapse of Fascist governance in Italy.
Early years and education
Quintieri was born on 12 August 1894 in Sorrento, originating from a family with roots in Carolei, Calabria. His father, both a landowner and scholar, was a co-founder of the Bank of Calabria. Quintieri obtained an engineering degree from the University of Naples Federico II and served as a military instructor at the Turin Academy during the First World War.
Career and activities
Following his academic achievements, Quintieri joined the Bank of Calabria and assumed its presidency after the passing of his father. He was appointed minister of treasury and finance within the second Badoglio administration, serving from 22 April to 8 June 1944, representing one of three Calabrian officials in that cabinet.
He established the newspaper Il Giornale, which remained active until 1957, and initiated the weekly publication La Libertà in June 1944. In that same year, together with banker Raffaele Mattioli, he headed the Italian delegation to the United States to investigate possibilities for economic assistance under Prime Minister Ivanoe Bonomi.
In 1946, Quintieri was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Italy as a member of the Italian Liberal Party, where he participated in drafting Italy’s Constitution until his term concluded in January 1948. Upon exiting political life, he returned to lead the Bank of Calabria. By 1949, he had been appointed vice-president of Confindustria and subsequently became president of the Union of Industrialists representing six nations within the European Coal and Steel Community.
Personal life and death
In 1957, Quintieri relocated to Switzerland. He never married and passed away in Geneva on 23 December 1968.
Honors
In 1958, Quintieri received the distinction of Knights of Labor.